Celina (Kin Yii) Yong
Regional Technical Advisor and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist, Asia and the Pacific
Celina brings over 20 years of experience in forest and timber industries, forest certification and timber legality schemes, community forestry, mediation, grievance redress, indigenous peoples, participatory facilitation and project management to the team. She is leading the team in Asia-Pacific.
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As we navigate the complexities of carbon markets, it is essential to center Indigenous Peoples in the conversation
The momentum of one of the most innovative approaches under REDD+.
Lessons learned from the initial application of UNDP's Performance-Based Payment Policy in Indonesia
Our second country-specific piece in a sequence of blogs spotlighting the use of this initiative on a national level, outlining lessons learned from the application of PBP in Indonesia.
When the drivers of deforestation are buried deep in the supply chain, innovative and collaborative solutions are required.
This analytical work sets a baseline against which progress can be measured and encourages national participatory dialogues to enhance the inclusiveness of NDCs as they are further developed and…
